Ladies gone crazy

Is tourism in Hong Kong really causing the locals to stress out over HKD 20.00? We have met some really rude Hong Kong sellers out in the Ladies Market or Women's Street (女人街) in Mong Kok (旺角). If a seller don't like your return barter then like one seller we met grabbed my cousin by the arm and then two other sellers from the other stores will cut in to yell "crazies" towards the buyers!?! Is that how business as come to? being rude? Good that I probably know all the swear words in Cantonese more than the crazies knowing the English ones.

As a buyer, you have to beware of those crazy sellers. I would suggest carry a heavy bag if needed so you may use it as a weapon to defend yourself.

One bad apple seller makes the rest look bad. We have met some very nice sellers and they are not rude. It is just the fun of the game when it comes to bartering. Of course the sellers can have an open high price of whatever they wish. And you can have a return price of as low as you wish and work your way up. If both seller and buyer can't come to a compromise of the price both can walk away and no hard feelings.

My cousin wanted to get some shirts for her baby. The price of one polo shirt "open" price was HKD 120.00 and at the end she walked out with 2 polo shirts for HKD 100.00 which is what you can get at department stores on sale. Not really a bargain, but it is just a fair price.

She also got a set of 6 keychains for HKD 50.00, but I could have gone lower than that when it starts at HKD 100.00 maybe start from 1/4 of the price and work your way up. If you walk around around long enough asking for the prices of the same item with different sellers you will know about how low of a price barter you can counter offer. Things usually starts from HKD 120.00 then down to HKD 30 to 50.

We bartered a holder with set of picks from HKD 120.00 to HKD 42.00. You really need to have the guts to go low. We started offer at HKD 25.00 and worked our way up.

Have fun bartering, but be wary of some ladies gone crazy. Then after shopping you can try some yummies from some side street vendors. We ate some Hong Kong egg waffles ( 雞蛋仔) and drank some Taiwanese milk tea (奶茶) from Tea Time House with tapioca pearls (boba) and QQ which are white balls bursting with sour juice when you chew on them.

Mong Kok MTR exit D3.